In moments of national political tension, the easiest target is often the umpire. Nigeriaâs electoral history proves this. Yet a dispassionate review of law, precedent, and public record shows that Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, cannot reasonably be held complicit in partisan schemes to undermine opposition parties…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Sheikh Muhammad Awwal Yusuf, who died late yesterday, will be buried in Kuje by 2 pm today, Nationalwatch Tv gathered. Awwal Yusuf was an indigene of Lokoja who spent his lifetime in Kuje where he served as a judge and established Arabic schools and mosques. Nationalwatch Tv learnt that the…
By Lami Ibrahim As the Ijaw Nation marked Boro Day on Thursday, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), High Chief (Dr.) Dennis Otuaro, has called on Niger Delta youths to embrace peace, unity, and collective vigilance for the future of the region. Speaking at a gathering to commemorate the legacy of late Ijaw…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The crisis rocking the Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new dimension as the APC Women Inclusive Forum has linked the ongoing controversy surrounding the partyâs National Assembly primaries to the alleged Senate ambition of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. In a statement…
The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, continued on Thursday, January 15, and Friday, January 16, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tendering additional bank records as evidence. At the resumed hearing, the…
By Lami Ibrahim Some group of angry Kaduna youths attacked and beat up a KEDC staff who came to disconnect their light for failing to pay the monthly utility bill. Watch Video Here…
By Lami Ibrahim The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo has been asked not to allow some few persons, who think they are in power, brazenly using their offices arbitrarily, to discredit his administration. In a statement issued by Dr. MacPherson Ojodale Samson, PhD, on behalf of Concerned Ibaji Elites, expressed dissatisfaction with the…
CHIEF ASAJE SENDS MESSAGE TO MUSLIM FAITHFUL ON THE OCCASION OF 2025 EID-EL-KABIR The National Coordinator, “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, HE Chief Richard Asaje has felicitated with Muslims in the state and in the country at large as they join other faithful around the world to celebrate this year’s Eid-el- Kabir festival. Chief Asaje…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, has reaffirmed the traditional institutionâs commitment to honouring individuals who contribute significantly to the development of the Lokoja Kingdom, Kogi State, and humanity at large. The monarch stated this on Saturday at the turbanning ceremony of Alhaji Abdulkarim Umar, as…
Members of the Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group, Yagba Federal Constituency has condemned the gang – up against Hon Leke Abejide by desperate politicians in a press conference at Lokoja today 18/12/2024. According to Chief Asaje, an elder statesman from Yagba Federal Constituency, stressed that the recent choreographed gang-up and attack on Hon Leke Abejide…
